Richard P Cusson

Military

21 November 1944. Escaped & Returned. A/C #43-38545. This plane landed itself perfectly with no crew and this story made the int'l press saying the 'phantom crew. They all returned to base in another plane they picked up in Brussels that had been damaged.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Revisions

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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removed association to 493rd BG.

493rd BG Archives

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #43-38545 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR no # 'The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn'